Nominations for the lighting contest must be submitted to the chamber before 4 p.m. Those nominations should include the name of the homeowner, the address of the decorated home, driving directions to the home (especially for those nominated from Mitchell's rural outposts) and a short description of the display.

Send nominations to P.O. Box 216, Mitchell, or drop off your nominations at the chamber office, 533 W. Main St.

Judging will take place during the evening of Dec. 4. During judging, nominees should keep their lights on until at least 9 p.m. First-, second- and third-place winners for residential properties will be named in both the rural and city categories.

The first-place winners will receive an annual pass to Spring Mill State Park. Anyone living in the Mitchell school district is eligible for the contest.

For more information, call the chamber office at 849-4441. Nomination information can also be left on the chamber answering machine.